Gymnosiphon suaveolens
Gymnosiphon suaveolens is a flowering plant that can be found from Mexico to Ecuador and Venezuela. It mostly grows in tropical rainforests and lives parasitically on fungus to survive.[2] It can remain underground for many years, emerging only when the conditions are right to flower and fruit.[1]
| Gymnosiphon suaveolens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Burmanniaceae |
| Genus: | Gymnosiphon |
| Species: | G. suaveolens |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnosiphon suaveolens (H.Karst.) Urb. | |
References
- "Gymnosiphon suaveolens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
- "Mycotrophs". parasiticplants.siu.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
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